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+US="$(printf '\037.')"; US="${US%.}"
+
+buf='Hello, world!'
+
+printf '%s' "${buf}" | sed "s/\\(.\\)/\\1${US}/g" | \
+	awk -v FS="${US}" -v j=0 -v squote="'" -v esc_squote="'\\\\''" '
+	{
+		for (i = 1; i <= NF; ++i) {
+			if ($i == "") {
+				continue;
+			}
+			sub(squote, esc_squote, $i);
+			printf("lbufv_%d=" squote "%s" squote "\n",
+				j++, $i);
+		};
+		printf("lbufv_%d=" squote "\n" squote "\n", j++);
+	}
+	'